One of the things I always hated about on-line journals was how they just petered out--longer and longer gaps between entries, a string of apologies for not updating, an entry promising to get back to regular updates, and then nothing. I promised myself I wouldn't do that--when I got to the point where I didn't want to update anymore, I'd post a final entry wrapping things up. This way you don't have to come back looking for more entries, and I don't have to feel like I ought to be updating.

I started this journal to write about my experience at
Clarion, and I had so much fun doing it I've kept it up for another four years. But I no longer find it as rewarding as I once did. Worse, it no longer motivates me to write. In fact, I think it very nearly discourages me from writing--when stories don't work out, the journal starts feeling like a catalog of failures. It's not the journal's fault, but I think I'm at a point where I'll be more productive without it.

I'll redesign the site at some point, but the journal entries will stay up and old links will stay valid.